SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Low-Cost, Autonomous, Sense-and-Avoid System - Image of LLNL prototype
- Notice Date
- 11/18/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 238990
— All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Industrial Partnerships & Commercialization, 7000 East Avenue, L-795, Livermore, California, 94550
- ZIP Code
- 94550
- Solicitation Number
- FBO330-17
- Archive Date
- 12/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Connie L Pitcock, Phone: 925-422-1072
- E-Mail Address
-
pitcock1@llnl.gov
(pitcock1@llnl.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Image of LLNL prototype of Low-Cost, Autonomous, Sense-and-Avoid System TECHNOLOGY/BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Low-Cost, Autonomous, Sense-and-Avoid System Opportunity: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC under contract no. DE-AC52-07NA27344 with the U.S. Department of Energy, is offering the opportunity to collaborate to further develop and commercialize a new low-cost autonomous sense and avoidance system. Background: Autonomous systems operate in the air, on land, and even underwater. Sensing and avoiding objects is a critical necessity for autonomous vehicles when navigating their environment. Detecting objects in a vehicle's path and rapidly computing changes to the vehicle's trajectory requires object detection, path optimization, and vehicle guidance. Current solutions to this problem using optics can be limited to daylight applications, require significant system resources, and suffer in low-light or foul weather environments. Description: LLNL has invented a new, robust system that enables autonomous systems to sense and avoid obstacles using lightweight, low-cost, low-power and non-interfering sensors and a computationally-efficient control system. LLNL's technology generates a computationally efficient 3D topology around the autonomous vehicle and maps the optimal path through it without classical imaging. LLNL's method works with radar, laser, or acoustic systems capable of providing a range and bearing to a contact. The technology could be integrated with flight planning software (workstation based) as well as embedded flight controllers (on a drone) for trajectory optimization and execution. Unmanned vehicle operators can use the new system to detect objects during operations and to generate a reusable 3D aerial map of contacts. Advantages: LLNL's sense-and-avoid technology offers performance advantages over costlier imaging-based systems in: --Signal to noise reduction --Improved detection probabilities --Reduced false alarm rates --Lower computational cost and reduced processing requirements --Lower sensor costs --All-weather operational capability --Ability to train the system even though the "scene" is not an image. Potential Applications: LLNL's autonomous sense and avoid system can be used for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle applications involving unmanned air vehicles (UAV's), unmanned ground vehicles (UGV's), and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV's). Development Status: LLNL has a patent pending on its low-cost autonomous sense and avoid technology. Responses Sought: LLNL is seeking industrial partner(s) interested in collaborating with LLNL and licensing intellectual property rights to further develop and commercialize its low-cost autonomous sense and avoid technology. Moving critical technology beyond the Laboratory to the commercial world helps our licensees gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. All licensing activities are conducted under policies relating to the strict nondisclosure of company proprietary information. Please visit LLNL's Industrial Partnerships Office website at https://ipo.llnl.gov/resources/industry/working-with-us for more information on working with LLNL and the industrial partnering and technology transfer process. Note: THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. Interested companies with experience and expertise commensurate with the commercialization efforts are invited to respond to this announcement by providing a detailed statement of interest no later than forty-five (45) days from the publication date of this notice. The statement of interest should describe the following company elements: 1. Company Name and address 2. The name, address, and telephone number of a point of contact. 3. Related experience and expertise 4. Demonstrated ability to bring innovations to the market 5. Sufficient resources to accomplish development and commercialization of the system 6. Interest in performing and/or funding cooperative research at the LLNL 7. Relevance for LLNL mission and economic development interest 8. Substantial manufacturing and operations presence in the United States. Written responses should be directed to: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Industrial Partnerships Office P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551-0808 Attention: FBO 330-17
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